Destination: Egypt

Gallery: Luxor

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By jamie_candice | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt - Cairo

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By jamie_candice | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Photo Gallery

Egypt - Part One

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [1051] | Comments [2]

Before reading all: Get a cup of coffee/tea and make yourself comfortable. EGYPT - WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE! We arrived for our tour first night and met this guy from Townsville Tim and had a chat with him...ended up being a really good mate by the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Walk Like An Egyptian

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Views [4786]

If the overcrowded confusion of the ferry from Jordan to Egypt was any foretelling indication of my travels in Egypt, I knew I was in for a rollercoaster of fast-paced chaos. Arriving at port, I left behind a sea of stationwagons, with every piece ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Egypt

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Photo Gallery

Egypt

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [910]

We were travelling through Egypt and Jordan with Travel Talk. A tour Company I had not used before and I have to say I was mighty impressed. Right from our airport pick-up the service was great! We left Heathrow at stupid-o'clock on Saturdy morning ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Egypt

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By chloe | Photo Gallery

bobbing in the dead sea

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [1069] | Comments [1]

from petra we drove north to the dead sea which is 30% salt.  what a strange experience, firstly we went to a resort style complex with pools and restaurants...and a jordanian dj 'pumping' REALLY LOUD arabic pop songs which all the guys were dancing ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Petra...think indiana jones

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [4223]

WOW!!!! i can't really think of any other way of describing a place i have wanted to visit ever since i first heard of it and saw pictures years ago!! driven at a manic speed from wadi rum to petra by a shiek (maybe) we arrived at the petra moon hotel ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

in the footsteps of lawrence of arabia

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [904]

Made it into Jordan.....lots of waiting to have passports checked, ferries unloaded and reloaded and rough red seas but safe and sound in Aquaba....where you can see Egypt, Isreal, Jordan and Saudi Arabia! Drove to Wadi Rum in 4x4 jeeps.  it is an ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

why is the red sea red??

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [2455] | Comments [1]

Ahhhh.....what better whay to recover from clambering up desert mountains than spend 2 days relaxing by the red sea! stayed at sawa camp metres from the shore eating, snorkelling, drinking fresh juice and lying on the beach looking at saudi arabia...... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

3750 steps up.....

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [730] | Comments [1]

After Luxor got the overnight train back up to Cairo...lets just say the trip up to Cairo was better than the trip down! sept a busy day sight seeing in Cairo, cruising the King Tut room in the museum and SHOPPING!!! The next day drove to the sinai ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

on the nile, crocodile!

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [2072] | Comments [1]

Egypt is amazing! cruised down the nile on a felucca all of yesterday stopping only when the wind dropped at sunset to have a raging fire on the river bank! got the overnight train down from Cairo and arrived in Aswan about 11.00am. Went on a motor boat ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

cairo

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [798] | Comments [2]

Well, arrived safe and sound....cairo is a caotic city where a 3 lane road is anything from a 2 lane to 5 lane road....the drivers just toot their horns to let you know they are there, crossing the road is a story for another time!  Yesterday we went ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures